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Written by Jeffrey Wagg
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Tuesday, 17 November 2009 13:14 |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 19 November 2009 19:36 |
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Written by Brandon K. Thorp
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Friday, 20 November 2009 23:20 |
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A rawtha angry letter by Rupert Sheldrake will appear in the next issue of Skeptic, in response to Chris French's ("reverential") interview of James Randi in the summer issue.
The letter has its points -- for example, when it accuses Randi of occasional grumpiness (It's true! He can be grumpy!) -- but the bulk of the thing is an attack upon Randi's character and qualifications.
Mostly, Sheldrake seems discomfited by a document passed out by Randi, Andrew Mayne, and Michael Shermer at The Amaz!ng Meeting 3, entitled "Communicating Skepticism To The Public." We have no copies of this document. Perhaps you can help us.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 21 November 2009 00:22 |
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Latest JREF News
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Written by Jeff Wagg
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009 12:11 |
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 James Randi, with a little help from modern medicine, has been deemed fit to join us on our March voyage into the Bermuda Triangle. No stranger to this voyage, Randi is confident that we will once again return triumphant from our journey over the same seas that once carried the likes of Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, and hopefully with fewer casualties.
If you haven't already, please join us and experience the joys of the Caribbean this March. Our Italian ship, the Costa Fortuna, promises to ply the waters in luxury, and our speakers are unsurpassed. In fact, you may be one of them.
More details can be found at The Amaz!ng Adventure 5: Skeptics of the Caribbean. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 November 2009 13:26 |
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Challenge Correspondence
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Written by Alison Smith
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Friday, 14 November 2008 23:27 |
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 Received at challenge@randi.org on 13 November 2008, unaltered except for removal of sender's name.
Hi,
I was thinking about your site, and thought what about the possibility of testing for GOD. And then coincidently I found the following article on your web site (point 2.5). It is very interesting. For the first part, GOD means different things to different people. Though most people around the world believe in some form of God, or Gods.
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Last Updated on Monday, 17 November 2008 11:12 |
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Written by Jeff Wagg
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 18:10 |
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 Scientific skepticism is the simple process by which provisional conclusions are reached through a systematic examination of evidence. The tools of science fill our workbench while emotions and spirituality are left still wrapped in cellophane under the table -- pretty, and seemingly pretty useless. As such, it would seem that the humanities would have little to offer the skeptical community. What can poetry tell us of Occam's razor? How can a song express the quadratic equation?
As I write this, I'm listening to "Glorious Dawn" by ColorPulse, also know as John Boswell. This viral piece features Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking "singing" about the wonder of science. I find the sound mesmerizing and listen to it often; your mileage may vary. But it illustrates an important point that I think the skeptical community misses at times. Music, art and poetry can and should inform our skepticism.
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Last Updated on Friday, 20 November 2009 08:21 |
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